Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-11-01
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 81, 1887.
Editor Spirit:-As an evidence Of
the popularity, in Washington, of
Col. Fellows, Democratic candidate
for district attorney in the City of
New York, the sales Of the World
were greatly diminished and the sales
of the Star considerably increased on
our streets last Tuesday. The World
is opposed to Col. Fellows and re-
Gently published n false statement
about his bank affairs which, if true,
would have done the Colonel q vast
deal of harm, but it so happens that
there is not one single word Of fact
in said statement. II has been the
opinion of our staunchest Democratic
friends that the New York World has
for some time only been seeking a
good opportunity to flop over to the
Republican party, and this unwar-
ranted attack on Fellows only goes to
confirm the belief, that inasmuch as
Mr.. Cleveland does not manage the
of. the World, and the Democrats of
New York will not be dictated to by
this paper, therefore it will leave the
ranks and find more congenial spirits
among those who IRE ready to deliver
us into the hands Of the Philistines,
viz: q. o. p. Col. Fellows will be
remembered by your readers as the
man who spoke so grandly and elo-
quently at the mass meeting Of the
Democrats held at Harper's. Ferry
during the last Presidential campaign.
We learn that your gallant little
congressman, Hon. w. l.. Wilson, is
down in Virginia doing some very
effective work in the way Of showing
up Mr.. Malone and the Republican
party. He is listened to eagerly, and
many a vote has been changed from
Mahonism to the simon pure Democ-
racy by his forcible and truthful ar
guments. Nc better man could have
been selected to assist in the Virginia
campaign.
We are sorry to learn from the
speech delivered by Mr.. Thurman, of
Ohio, last Saturday, that the grand
Old nan or Democracy" has prob
ably delivered his last public address,
as it is his intention to retire from
public life. The chairman of the
meeting in introducing Mr.. Thurman,
said "We have congregated at this
time to hear the issues Of the day
discussed by one of the purcst,
grandest men that ever lived, and the
true ideal of American statesman
ship" Mr.. t. in response said:
"My friends this is probably the last
political speech 1 shall ever make
L don't know. 1 am a pretty tough
old fellow, and it may be that I will
be wandering about here like a ghost
on the bank of the Styx, ten years
from now, talking Democracy to you.
/ swear you will never hear me talk
ing any thing else. But 1 am in
clined to think that this is the last
political speech 1 shall ever make"
His career as a politician has. been
without a single stain and he has al
ways commanded the respect and
confidence of all parties, and his part
ing words are stand by the princi-
piles laid down by Jefferson. enforced
by Andrew jackson, and which have
made this the greatest, freest country
on which the sun ever shone."
Gen. B. f. Butler comes out and
endorses Lowering, the regular Dem
ocratic nominee for Governor of Mas
sachusetts, and in his letter takes oc-
casion to say: All that performance
of official examination, which VIC call
civil service reform, is utterly useless,
as we know, and utterly un-Democrat-
ic, and has no part in a Democratic
government, where every mar may
aspire to be President of the United
States" The Democrats say But
ler's support of Lowering means his
certain election.
President Cleveland and Mr.. La
mont, his private secretary. have
both sent large contributions and
letters to the Democratic State Com
mittee, of New York, to help the
Democratic cause along to victory.
The Secretary of Treasury has ap-
pointed John p. McKeever to be
storekeeper and guager at Wardens-
vile, w. Va.
This morning all the Democrats
have a broad grin on their counte-
nances and are congratulating each
other on the splendid victory achieved
in Baltimore yesterday over the So
called reform movement, but which
was in reality only intended to give
the city over to Republican rule
There is no doubt now that Mary
land, Virginia and New York will all
go Democratic, and thus pave the way
for the denomination and election Of
Grover Cleveland, next fall.
So mote it be. REX.